pupillessadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈpjuːp(ə)lləs/, U.S.

/ˈpjupə(l)ləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pupil n.², -less suffix.

Etymology: < pupil n.² + -less suffix.

Of an eye: having no pupil. Also in figurative contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > parts of sight organ > [adjective] > pupil > having no

pupilless1850

1850 E. A. Poe Berenice in Wks. I. 442 The eyes were lifeless and lustreless, and seemingly pupilless.

1890 E. Warren Laughing Eyes xv. 81 The pupilless eyes of marble busts.

1933 Parnassus 5 17 The treatment of the archaic, pupil-less eyes and the hollow mouth evokes a mood at once tender and detached.

1969 A. Stevenson Reversals 38 Identical pavements..Where the cars live, their pupilless eyes Turned upward without envy or disapproval.

2002 M. T. Sullivan Labyrinth 22 Her husband turned around and around in the waters of Terror Hole Cave..his eyes as pupilless as those of a blind cave crayfish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pupilless
释义	pupillessadj.¹ Brit. /ˈpjuːp(ə)lləs/, U.S. /ˈpjupə(l)ləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pupil n.², -less suffix. Etymology: < pupil n.² + -less suffix. Of an eye: having no pupil. Also in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > parts of sight organ > [adjective] > pupil > having no pupilless1850 1850 E. A. Poe Berenice in Wks. I. 442 The eyes were lifeless and lustreless, and seemingly pupilless. 1890 E. Warren Laughing Eyes xv. 81 The pupilless eyes of marble busts. 1933 Parnassus 5 17 The treatment of the archaic, pupil-less eyes and the hollow mouth evokes a mood at once tender and detached. 1969 A. Stevenson Reversals 38 Identical pavements..Where the cars live, their pupilless eyes Turned upward without envy or disapproval. 2002 M. T. Sullivan Labyrinth 22 Her husband turned around and around in the waters of Terror Hole Cave..his eyes as pupilless as those of a blind cave crayfish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : pupil-lessadj.² < adj.¹1850 see also
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